I call this a "Dr. Suess" tree because of its imperfect alignment and structure. The odd leaning shape of this solitary, dwarf tree standing at the edge of the embankment at the edge of the sea appealed to me, as well as the prolific amount of pine cones at the ends of the upper branches. Every so many years, certain kinds of trees produce unusually large quantities of seeds, fruit, acorns, nuts, or pine cones, a phenomenon called "masting". No one really knows why.